I'm looking for any info about a plane crash (supposedly USAF or USN) which occurred some time in the summer of 1950 in northeastern Adriatic. Yugoslav authorities allowed US aircraft to conduct searches above Yugoslav territorial waters off of Istria.
Involved in the search was a C-82 Packet, any clue about its unit would be also great.

Cheers,
Boris

Last edited by John Beaman; 29th April 2018 at 04:40.
Reason: mispelliing

Great info! Many thanks! I knew for this C-47, but would have never connected it with the 'Packet incident'. Apparently, a pair of Yugoslav Bf 109Gs scrambled from Pula aerodrome to investigate a unknown plane over Istria. They failed to hear the recall order over radio and caught the C-82, pair leader signalling to the US crew to follow him, but his wingman opened fire but luckily missed. C-82 came down at Pula, and after apologies by 83rd Fighter Regiment CO, continued its search.
Interestingly, the CO placed the incident in summer 1950 and the pair leader even before that...